Weather: Warm but rainy over weekend, then cold and snowy next week

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Across Central New York Friday we will wake up to temperatures reaching into the high 40s. Unfortunately, the warm weather will be accompanied by fog, heavy rain and a flood watch.

A strong cold front will move through the region Friday, which will cause the temperature to drop into the 30s by the afternoon.South and southwest winds up to 20 mph will help push the low down into the 20s.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for northern Cayuga and Oswego counties, as well as Jefferson and Lewis counties. The watch continues through Friday night.

Rain and snow melt resulted in a significant risk for ice jams and flooding, the Weather Service said.

Rain will continue over the weekend, until the temperature drops enough that it turns to snow. AccuWeather is predicting low temperatures in the teens ans single digits by the middle of next week.

Your forecast

Friday: Cloudy with patches of drizzle and fog in the morning. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Rain extremely likely. South winds becoming southwest winds. Gusts up to 30 mph possible. High in the high 40s. Low in the high 20s.

Saturday: Partly sunny with a good chance of rain. Southwest winds during the day with gusts up to 30 mph possible. Cloudy in the evening with a chance of rain. High in the low 40s. Low in the mid 20s.

Sunday: Cloudy throughout the day. High in the mid 30s. Low near 15.

Monday: Cloudy with a good chance of snow during the day and evening. High near 20. Low around 10.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow during the day and evening. High in the low 20s. Low near 10.